Rev3 Knoxville - Half Rev
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Rev3 Knoxville - Half Rev - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: Jumped into the river and immediately panicked as the frigid water shocked the system. I am a weak swimmer who has never done an OWS in temps under 70 so this was basically a welcome to Hell for me. Several people swam back to the start right away. I kept my head above the water and panicked for a few minutes, thought about finding a kayak, thought about swimming to shore and finally decided to just gut it out. After a few minutes I got into somewhat of a rhythm. There was definitely a current, so the downstream portion was easier. I could not stop shivering throughout the entire swim, and when I finally got out I was so cold and dizzy that I could barely walk to transition. What would you do differently?: Avoid races with cold water swims! That was just too brutal. Transition 1
Comments: Wow, I had to wrap myself in a towel and try to warm up for about 10 minutes. It was at this point that I lost my timing chip. A few people asked if I was ok, because apparently my lips were blue. After a long while, I put on a fleece and headed out on the bike. What would you do differently?: Safety pin the timing chip so that it didn't come off with my wetsuit! I had noticed the velcro was flimsy, but the genius idea of a safety pin was not learned until I headr someone mention it later. Bike
Comments: This was a miserable ride. The fleece was not a good idea, as it was soaked after two minutes and kept me cold. I shivered throughout the ride. 2 miles in I dropped my chain and could not get it back on since my hands were shaking so bad. Got back on and it happened again another mile in. Other than the mechanical difficulties and borderline hypothermia, it would have been a good ride. COurse was less hilly than expected. Ate two waffles and a gu and drank about 20oz GU brew. Garmin said about 19mph moving time so that was fine for the wet, cold conditions. I passed a ton of people and only got passed by the pro Olympic guys, which was cool. What would you do differently?: Bring a raincoat!!!!!!!!! I will ALWAYS have a raincoat in my gear bag from now on. Transition 2
Comments: No idea, maybe 5-10 minutes? Got into transition and was starving for a Clif bar. My hands were shaking so much that I could not open it. Tried for several minutes before stabbing it open with a coat hanger, and stabbed my thumb in the process. Finally, put on shoes and headed out. What would you do differently?: Have my food pre-opened. Run
Comments: I knew right away that this run would not go well so I decided to take it easy and hit 8-8:30 pace. My legs were just too numb and cold, and everything hurt. Then, the blisters kicked in. By day's end, I would have 9 and 11 blisters on my feet, and shoes covered in blood. I guess that is why they say don't wear anything new on race day. At the turnaround I saw my hubby just in front of me, running barefoot and carrying his shoes. The blisters got him, too. I grabbed a big bag of pretzels from an aid station and started eating them and offering them to other runners as I passed them. No one wanted any and no one looked too happy to be passed by a girl stuffing pretzels down her throat. FInally, caught up to hubby and we suffered through the last five miles. Held hands across the line and kissed for the photo! What would you do differently?: SIgn up for a different race with warmer water temps. Rev3 did everything right, but man, this was about the most difficult thing I've physically ever done. Post race
Warm down: Ran to my bathtub and after twenty minutes in hot water I stopped shivering! What limited your ability to perform faster: That damn, freezing cold Tennessee River combined with the cold rain. I had no shot of a good performance. Event comments: Nicely done event but glad it's done. Last updated: 2013-01-02 12:00 AM
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Laid out my clothes at 9pm on race eve only to realize I never grabbed my triathlon shorts. Oops. Tried not to panic. Quickly looked up a Dick's Sporting Goods, got there 5 minutes before closing time and grabbed a too-big pair of women's cycling shorts with a diaper-size chamois. They would have to suffice. This was to be an Omen of things to come.
After a peanut butter and banana sandwich, we left the hotel and found ourselves in a cold, wet morning. We decided to jog to transition in order to stay warm. Put on my sleeveless wetsuit and neoprene swim cap and headed to the river.